Official UK procurement notice
MTF Test Rig — Magnet System
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKAEA is building a test rig to test components for fusion power plants in fusion-relevant conditions. This test rig incorporates superconducting magnets to create the high static magnetic fields desirable for fusion relevant testing of the sample under test. Additionally, resistive coil(s) are oriented orthogonally to the superconducting pair, and apply a pulsed field in a direction normal to the static field.
The scope of supply of this notice shall be the design and manufacture of the complete magnet system for the test rig including power supplies.
Installation and acceptance tests for the complete magnet system on the UKAEA site (in the United Kingdom)will also be included in the scope of supply.
CPV: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment · Magnetic resonance scanners · Magnetic resonance unit · Magnets · Nuclear magnetic resonance scanners
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1UKAEA are currently carrying out conceptual design of a module test facility test rig…Awarded
UKAEA are currently carrying out conceptual design of a module test facility test rig (“MTF test rig”). The MTF test rig is a facility for prototype component validation under fusion relevant heat flux, thermal-hydraulic and electromagnetic conditions.
In essence, this is a testing machine to simulate conditions inside a tokamak fusion reactor. As such, we have a design requirement for a strong static magnetic field and a rapidly changing field.
The current concept design for the MTF test rig incorporates superconducting magnets to create the high static magnetic fields desirable for fusion-relevant testing of the sample under test (SUT). Additionally, resistive coil(s)are oriented orthogonally to the superconducting pair, and apply a pulsed field in a direction normal to the static field.
The scope of supply shall be the design and manufacture of the complete magnet system including power supplies. Installation and acceptance tests for the complete magnet system on the UKAEA site (in the United Kingdom) will also be included in the scope of supply.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Combined field performance: 20%
- Compliance with the system specifcation: 20%
- Residual risk: 15%
- Programme: 10%
- Ability to manage design interfaces: 5%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (7)
- Combined field performance: 20
- Compliance with the system specifcation: 20
- Residual risk: 15
- Quality and capacity: pass/fail
- Programme: 10
- Ability to manage design interfaces: 5
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 May 2021, 17:06 BST
- Last source update
- 25 May 2021, 17:06 BST
- Authority reference
T/TM019/19- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011649- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Review procedure
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Engineering Limited | £6,920,580 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
MTF Test Rig — Magnet System · Tesla Engineering Limited
- Signed
- 8 Nov 2019
- Value
- £6,920,580
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tesla Engineering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.